Hi everybody,

When it comes to losing weight, it is easy to say such things as:-

“I’m really going to lose weight this week” or

“I’m not going to have anymore desserts” or

“I’m not going to have anymore coffee”

but do we really mean what we say?

One of the advantages of attending a Local Weight loss Challenge is
the benefit of gauging your own weight loss progress.

Every participant is weighed and measured in Week 1 and their
results are recorded.

At the start of every challenge from Week 2 onwards, they are only
weighed and their weight is recorded.

There are a number of reasons as to why we record these weights and
measurements.

Firstly, it is a way that the participant can keep a track of their
weight loss and measurement changes.

Secondly, we need to keep accurate records so that we can determine
who is the winner of the Challenge for losing the highest
percentage of body weight.

As with any challenge, some people are going to thrive with this
type of challenge and they are going to turn up each week and
continue to lose weight. These people will feel great about
themselves. They will focus their goal on winning the challenge by
achieving the highest percentage of body weight.

On the other hand, there are going to be a lot of people who will
have a different experience of the challenge.

They will turn up for Week 1 of the challenge with lots of
determination to lose weight, but they will have occasional weeks
where they will lose no weight or where possibly they might put
weight on!

These are common occurrences, but the key to sustaining long term
weight loss is to see past any setbacks.

The number one reason why most people will drop out of Weight loss
Challenges is rather obvious.

We all dislike the feeling of appearing like a failure if we are
not losing weight.

As with anything in life, most people will not want to continue to
do something if they believe that they are failing.

Nobody can protect people from feeling this way. These feelings
are real and they represent the NUMBER 1 challenge for everybody to
hurdle.

We need to get over ourselves and our feelings of disappointment,
and we need to get over what we think other people are thinking of
us!

Having said this, I want to suggest a simple task that you can do
to assist you with your personal weight loss challenge.

To assist you with your personal weight loss goals, I want to
encourage you to join our Online 12 Week Weight Loss Challenge.
Use the opt-in form on this blog to begin.

Once you join the challenge, you will receive weekly emails. We
have included a link within the emails to an online form so that
you can become accountable for your weight loss progress.

Each week I will include a link within my emails so that you can
record your weight loss progress.

By filling in the form and submitting it, you will be sending us
your weight

You will also have an opportunity to share any comments, and an
opportunity to share any weight loss tips.

So, you might wonder what is in it for you!

Firstly, you are becoming accountable to yourself by taking the
time each week to weigh yourself and to record it.

Secondly, you now have a goal to work towards by seeing your on the
path to losing weight each week..

And thirdly, you have the opportunity to be monitored by a Wellness
Coach (Maria or myself) to assist you with fine tuning your
progress if you need us to..

We hope that you take advantage of this opportunity and we look
forward to working with you soon.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

James